Details the conservative struggle to reverse the momentum of the New Deal, in an updated edition that links key agendas to advanced partisanship, incorporates coverage of the 2008 election and include
"Smith's ambitious and exemplary work demonstrates decisively for all time not only that Catholics were integral players in the formation of modern American popular culture but that the role of Cathol
Ronald Reagan's defeat of Jimmy Carter in 1980 marked the ascendance of conservative attitudes and the end of the era of New Deal liberalism. Busch (government, Claremont McKenna College) goes beyond
Working from the fossil record, Richard Ellis explores the natural history of these fierce predators, speculates on their habits, and tells how they eventually became extinct - or did they? He traces
An account of the Jefferson Davis presidency takes a look at the diplomatic, domestic, and military affairs that consumed this embattled man during his tumultuous tenure as president of the Confederac
A compelling new history of the Civil War reveals the relationship between Northern consolidation of power during the war and the birth of a new brand of nationalism in American. (History)
Reviewing the pontificates of ten popes - from Pius VII, Napoleon's nemesis, to Pius XII, maligned by some as "Hitler's pope" - Alvarez provides the first history of the intelligence operations and co
Based largely on primary documents, Davis (history, Virginia Tech) has written a biography of the friendship between Toombs and Stephens, presenting it as a microcosm of the Confederacy. He follows th
Presents the alarming argument that our political institutions have come to resemble those of the old Solid South offering little real political choice, dominated by one-party politics and special int
Examining each of the nearly 100 men who have left the US Supreme Court, explores their resignations and retirements from the lifetime tenure. Considers the diverse circumstances under which they leav
A description of official efforts to manage the U.S. government's relations with the news media during the Vietnam War. Condensing material from his earlier work Public Affairs: The Military and the
Laurie (Histories Division, US Army Center of Military History) details the creation, evolution, and field of operation of the overseas branch of the Office of War Information, the Morale Operations B
The ever-wary James Madison viewed his fellow citizens as anything but angelic. In this radically new interpretation, Richard Matthews portrays a much less optimistic (and yet more liberal) Madison th
Provides insight into the experience of pioneers settling on the plains in the mid-to-late-1800s, detailing major economic events, the grasshopper invasion of 1874, and the blizzard of 1886.
The first comprehensive history of the last two-plus centuries of warfare and international conflict in land-locked Afghanistan, from the Anglo-Afghan wars of the 1800s through the region's early 20th
"The second of two volumes that look at military operations--the connecting link between specific battlefields and broader strategic goals--against the German army during a pivotal year in World War I
"This multi-faceted study gives readers a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the violence that erupted--long before the first shot was fired at Fort Sumter--along the Missouri-Kansas bord
"This multi-faceted study gives readers a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the violence that erupted--long before the first shot was fired at Fort Sumter--along the Missouri-Kansas bord
Hirt (history, Arizona State U.) presents a history of how the electric grid developed from the early 20th century to the 1970s in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia
Presents a history of the Santa Fe Trail, a nineteenth-century, nine-hundred-mile transportation route which ran between Franklin, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico, discussing some of the colorful ch
Drawing on declassified reports and first-person interviews, the author examines incidents during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers defied orders to go out on patrol, arguing that these events we
A case study of the Shoshone-Bannock Americans of Fort Hall, Idaho, challenges the view that Native Americans were ill-suited to market-based pursuits and enhances the reader's understanding of cultur
Assessing the diverse ways in which collective memories and popular histories collide, a compelling study sheds light on the need to mythologize the tragedies of the Civil War, including the popular s
Daniel Dancer moves through the four seasons, capturing first the vast, spare grandeur of prairie and sky, then focusing closer to illuminate the more intimate pieces of the Kansas landscape - the icy
Examines the military events that led to the Union victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Interlinked battles and joint army-navy operations are discussed as they were played out over the seven month peri
Koistinen describes how an undeveloped "preindustrial" economy forced Americans to fight defensive wars of attrition like the Revolution and the War of 1812. By the time of the Mexican War, however, a
This thoughtful and engaging memoir opens up a previously hidden side to what many consider the most important Supreme Court decision of the twentieth century. With quiet candor Paul Wilson reflects u
"In The Medal of Honor, Dwight Mears takes a comprehensive look at the historical, legal, and policy underpinnings of the Medal of Honor (often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor), Americ
“I am nothing, but I may be everything,” John Adams, the first vice president, wrote of his office. And for most of American history, the “nothing” part of Adams’s formulation accurately captured the
"This is an exploration of the political thought of the American transcendentalists focusing on Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller. They were writing at a time when the American state was thought of as sacr
"Does the president or Congress have the power to remove executive officials? Because the U.S. Constitution is silent on this issue, it has been an ongoing source of political controversy and legal de
The author traces the transformation of Reno's reputation from backward railroad town to the nationally known "Sin Central" in an engaging story that shows how a sense of place, promoted image, and ci
In Next Year Country Craig H. Miner recounts the resilience of his fellow Kansans through two depressions and the Dust Bowl, showing how the region changed dramatically over fifty years - not for the
A look at the presidents of the United States describes the truly great presidents that have served: Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and FDR, as well as discussing what makes a truly great pre
A doctor of American studies who served as Prince Charming and other capacities during the opening year of the American theme park in France, Lainsbury finds that the phenomenon was more complicated t
Sloan (political science, U. of Houston) assesses the views about the US president and his economic policies in light of the impact they have made. Focusing on the debates between conservatives, who h
Doss (fine arts and American studies, U. of Colorado-Boulder) examines the image of Elvis from a number of perspectives, including as a religious icon honored in household shrines, as a sexual fantasy
The second volume of a proposed five-volume work that is intended to offer a comprehensive, schematic, and interdisciplinary study of the economics of America's wars from the colonial period to the pr
Noble Cunningham's history of the fifth presidency (1817-1825) shows a young nation beset by growing pains and led by a cautious politician who had neither the learning nor the intellect of Jefferson
Peter Argersinger, one of our nation's foremost historians of the Populist era, brings together in this volume some of his best and most influential essays - ranging from a study of a single election
